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Chapter 26. Custom formatting views

This chapter covers

Changing object type names

Creating view types

Loading view types

Using named views

One of the biggest features of PowerShell’s formatting system is its ability to use predefined layouts, or views, to display
specific types of objects. When you run a cmdlet like Get-Process or Get-Service, the display you see by default is controlled by a set of predefined views that Microsoft provides along with PowerShell.
The default display is a best guess at what you’re most likely to want to see. Those guesses don’t always work out: